Germ Cell Ovarian Cancer- Treatment
As most of these tumours arise in relatively young women or teenagers, maintenance of the woman's ability to bear children is a major issue. Fortunately, these tumours tend to be very sensitive to chemotherapy(G). This means that radical cancer operations which involve the removal of both ovaries(G) and the uterus(G) are often not needed, even if there is stage II, stage III or stage IV disease. However, in women who have finished child bearing, removal of both ovaries and the uterus is generally recommended.
